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biology 33
Coffee
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
05/12/2010

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33.1. Coffee is made my brewing the______________.

A) stem
B) root
C) leaves
D) seeds
E) fruit
Definition
seeds
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33.2. Some people say that Harvey was lead to the idea of the circulation of the blood from experiencing_____________.

A) a whirlpool in a river
B) circle dance
C) a tornado
D) a coffee rush
E) none of the above
Definition
a coffee rush
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33.3. British doctors would put coffee grounds in an electuary and insert them in the stomach with a provang in order to________________.

A) straighten out the small intestine
B) kill germs in the stomach
C) induce vomiting
D) determine the rate of absorption of caffeine
E ) these are crazy, none of the above
Definition
induce vomiting
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33.4. In the 1600’s, coffee houses in England were known as_____________.

A) penny universities
B) a good place to bring a date
C) cafeteria
D) houses of crime
E) teaphobics
Definition
penny universities
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33.5. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge began in:

A) Lloyd’s coffee house
B) Tillyard’s coffee house
C) Cambridge University
D) Oxford University
E) Piccadilly Circus
Definition
Tillyard’s coffee house
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_______________________gives rise to the color and aromas of coffee.

A) Photosynthesis
B) Respiration
C) The Maillard Reaction
D) Transcription
E) Translation
Definition
The Maillard Reaction
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33.7. Under physiological conditions, caffeine binds to:

A) the GABA-A receptor
B) the calcium release channel
C) phosphodiesterase
D) the adenosine receptor
E) all of the above
Definition
the adenosine receptor
Term
33.8. Adenosine in the extracellular space causes

A) increased release of GABA
B) increased release of glutamate
C) increased release of serotonin
D) increased release of norepinephrine
E) decreased release of all neurotransmitters
Definition
decreased release of all neurotransmitters
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33.9. Caffeine keeps you awake by ______________.

A) binding to the serotonin receptor
B) binding to the adenosine receptor
C) binding to the noradrenaline receptor
D) binding to the dopamine receptor
E) all of the above
Definition
binding to the adenosine receptor
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33.9. The binding of caffeine to the adenosine receptor results in_____________.

A) decreased release of GABA
B) decreased release of glutamate
C) decreased release of serotonin
D) decreased release of norepinephrine
E) increased release of all neurotransmitters
Definition
increased release of all neurotransmitters
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33.10. Caffeine may inhibit the progression of multiple sclerosis by _____________.

A) inhibiting multiple enzymes involved in glycolysis in the sclerosis cells
B) decreasing the volume of the amygdala
C) inhibiting the replication of DNA in the oligodendrocytes
D) increasing the ability of cytotoxic T cells from crossing the blood-brain barrier
E) inhibiting the ability of cytotoxic T cells from crossing the blood-brain barrier
Definition
inhibiting the ability of cytotoxic T cells from crossing the blood-brain barrier
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33.11. Which of the following has the most caffeine in a cup?

A) coffee
B) black tea
C) green tea
D) white tea
E) herbal tea
Definition
coffee
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33.12. Which of the following has the least caffeine in a cup?

A) coffee
B) black tea
C) green tea
D) white tea
E) herbal tea
Definition
herbal tea
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